portray
/pɔ:ˈtreɪ; pɔr`tre/ v[Tn, Cn.n/a]
~ sb (as sb/sth)
1 make a picture of sb 为某人画像; 画某人的像
She is portrayed wearing her coronation robes. 给她画的是她穿著加冕礼服的像.
a picture of the general portraying him as a Greek hero 把这位将军画成希腊英雄的一幅画.
2 describe sb/sth in words 描述或描写某人[某事物]
The diary portrays his family as quarrelsome and malicious. 日记中描述了他家反宅乱的事.
3 act the part of sb or represent sth in a play, etc （在戏剧等中）扮演某人或表现某事物
She frowned and stamped her feet to portray anger, eg in a mime. 她又皱眉头又跺脚表示生气（如在哑剧中）.